Ultraman cubs begin to wreak havoc.

As of now, the outcome of the Fukuide Kirito vs. AIB match is roughly 50/50.

Yes, if we follow this win-loss ratio, Fukuide Sei would also possess a certain number of Order Stars at this time.

And that was indeed the case. Fukuide Sei also stored a batch of Stars of Order, but half of those spoils had already been consumed in Fukuide Sei's experiments. Although half remained, however...

The Star of Order is somewhat similar to Bitcoin in human society. In the early days, there were many of them, and they could be easily discovered. However, as time went on, whether it was Fukuide Silicon or AIB, the amount of information about the whereabouts of the Star of Order that could be found became less and less.

Therefore, Fukuide Sei naturally focused his attention on collecting the Stars of Order without hesitation. It would be excellent to leave the remaining Stars of Order to serve as nourishment for Lord Belial.

Furthermore, Fukuide Sei had obtained accurate intelligence that the guys at AIB, after obtaining the Star of Order, did not conduct various experiments or use it in any equipment like he did; they simply sealed it away with extreme secrecy.

If the Star of Order hadn't left Earth, it would have become extremely unstable, causing a tremendous spacetime quake—a quake that no spaceship could currently withstand. Otherwise, the higher-ups at AIB would have preferred to transport the Star of Order to some black hole and simply dump it inside.

The reason why the AIB leadership did this seems to be because they believed that this power was beyond the capabilities of current cosmic civilizations. For the sake of the stable development of the universe, they were willing to sacrifice these amazing energy bodies. Fukuide even felt that if they had the means to safely destroy the Star of Order, AIB would probably try to miniaturize that means and place it in every part of the world.

Fukuide found this amusing. As one of Belial's earlier followers, he had witnessed the wonders of other universes, but he had never seen an organization like AIB, which resembled an ostrich. If a transdimensional war were to occur, AIB would be completely outmatched by those radical... well, let's not call them radical, but even those slightly ambitious cosmic civilizations.

and...

This idea isn't unique to Fukuide Seiyu. Within AIB, although its members all agree on the concept of "stabilizing the universe and promoting peaceful development," there are various means to achieve this. Therefore, perhaps one day, the Star of Order sealed by AIB will automatically fall into their hands.

Well, it seems that Fukuide Kirito and AIB have both failed in their attempts to get Ellie involved.

Recalling the flames that tore through the darkness, Fukuide Sei had no doubt that the Star of Order, which could spontaneously ignite, had been absorbed by Geed, and that Geed's ability to transform was likely due to the same reason.

but....

How did he obtain the Star of Order?

How was the Star of Order extracted from that human little girl?

This left Fukuide Kirito utterly bewildered. Was it really just good luck that a Star of Order had landed right on his head?!

Undeniably, such a possibility does exist, but the probability is far too low, so low as to be truly unbelievable.

Fukuide Sei sat on the rock next to him, elegantly crossing his legs, resting his chin on one hand, lost in thought.

In short, let's take a look first. Even if it's just luck, I should still make contact with this test subject. If necessary, he could be a part of Lord Belial's resurrection!

375 Subaru: Then should I call you brother?

but....

Fukuide looked at the still-smoking device with a helpless expression and sighed.

Let's wait until the temperature drops before going to find Jiede. Honestly, it's burning so badly.

On the other side, Gen Subaru and Asakura Riku, having finished their battle, returned to the observatory's basement. Since Gen Subaru had been fighting the entire time, and the Order Star had absorbed the energy consumption, Asakura Riku wasn't too tired. He was looking at Gen Subaru, his older brother who had transformed back into the little blue energy body, with a conflicted expression on his face.

"Just say what you have to say, look at how you're holding it in."

After experiencing the power of the Star of Order firsthand, Gen Subaru had many new ideas. Geed's improvement could be modeled after Tiga's form switching, allowing him to choose the specialized form he needed based on the current battle situation when necessary. This would essentially provide Asakura Riku with a beginner's tutorial, enabling him to familiarize himself with his true body in different ways.

Once he has adapted to all these forms, he will have essentially moved beyond the beginner stage and can begin to try to fuse the complete energy together to master his true power.

Hmm, this should be fine. Let's follow this approach. This can be considered as setting up a long-term main storyline for Xiao Lu.

On the other side, after hearing Gen Subaru's words, Asakura Riku didn't hold back any longer and asked directly:

"Yuan Mao, how old are you now?"

"...?"

Subaru paused for a moment, glanced back at Riku Asakura, tilted his head, and said in confusion:

"Why do you care about this? Oh, I see. It's because my projection appearance when we first merged confused you, right? There's no need to worry about that. Different universes have different time flows. Comparing ages across universes doesn't mean much. I was one of the earliest creations from genetic and biochemical experiments, so you don't need to overthink it. I was born before you, without a doubt."

"How did you figure that out?"

Peijia, who was lying on the table, asked curiously. Then, realizing something, he quickly waved his hand and said:

"I'm just curious, purely curious. If you find it inconvenient, I..."

"The reason is simple."

Subaru ignored the startled Pegasus alien and looked at Riku Asakura, saying:

“If you were ahead of me in the sequence, you wouldn’t have lived this long. But if you like being called ‘brother’ by others, I can accommodate you. It doesn’t really matter.”

"Um... Gen Subaru-nii, what am I supposed to do next?"

To be honest, the moment Yuan Mao said those words, he suddenly felt a flutter in his heart. He had never experienced what it felt like to be called "brother." But then he thought, if Yuan Mao were his younger brother, wouldn't he become a useless older brother who always needed a shrewd and capable younger brother to clean up his messes? He didn't want that kind of reputation!

Therefore, Asakura Riku decisively and willingly continued to maintain the original name.

"Go and buy all the things you haven't finished playing with yet."

Minamoto Subaru said it casually, but after thinking for a moment, he continued:

“I’m going with you guys this time. I really don’t believe that we can keep getting interrupted while we’re out buying something. If any more annoying things come up, I’ll be responsible for shutting them down.”

"Ok."

Riku Asakura happily put on his coat, waiting for Subaru's figure to disappear into the darkness. After Peja also jumped into the Dark Realm, the boy set off excitedly.

Meanwhile, in a quiet residential area in the eastern part of Hoshiyama City, it was just past 3 p.m. Although it was not yet time for school to end, the school, which had just resumed classes, dismissed students early again because of the monster.

Although the monster was terrifying, the children were not as worried as the adults because the monster had been defeated. They were enjoying the joy of being dismissed from school early. The park along the way home was crowded with children who were going that way, just like any other everyday scene.

In a corner of the park, two children occupied two swings hanging side by side. They had grown up together since childhood, practically childhood sweethearts, and considered each other best friends. They affectionately called each other 'Yuko (Keiko)'. They had been in the same class until they entered fifth grade. Even now that they are in different classes, they still play together like this after school.

At this moment, the two sisters were happily swinging on the swings, chatting about cute topics, such as how to dress Barbie dolls to make them look even cuter, and how delicious the food their mother made this morning was.

As Keiko swung vigorously on the swing, the little girl noticed the hair clip on Yuko's head, who was also swinging next to her. It was a heart-shaped children's hair clip adorned with sparkly decorations, which made her curiously ask:

"Huh? Are you wearing this hair clip today?"

"I wore it secretly on my way home from school; the teacher would confiscate it at school."

"Mmm, so cute."

"Hehe, this is what my mom just bought for me."

Yuko tossed her hair in a showy manner, while Keiko, taking advantage of the momentum, jumped off the swing and landed nimbly on the ground, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Yuko's hair clip and said:

"That's great! I'll go back and ask my mom if she can buy me one too."

"Hehe, no need, here you go."

Yuko jumped down as well, grinning as she pulled an identical hair clip from her pocket and placed it in Keiko's hand. With her hands behind her back, she leaned forward slightly and said:

"How could I forget something so adorable?"

"Thank you, Yuko."

A happy Keiko first hugged Yuko before putting the hair clip on her head. Yuko carefully helped adjust its position. The matching hair clips shone brightly in their eyes, making the smiles on the two children's faces even brighter.

"Yuko, let's go to my house to play again. Dad said he's going to buy me a new toy today."

"A new toy again? That's great, let's go then."

Having grown tired of the swings, the two agreed on a place to go. Yuko went to retrieve her backpack, which she had left on the bench, when suddenly...

"it hurts!"

Yuko heard Keiko's mournful cry behind her. Yuko quickly turned around and saw a small bee fluttering its wings, tracing an arc in front of her eyes, and then leaving. Yuko screamed in surprise, but not because she was frightened by the bee—

Behind her, where Keiko should have been, crouched a pale-faced alien. Her skin looked terrible, even festering; her deeply sunken eyes offered no vision. The hideous alien was dressed in the same clothes as Keiko…

376 Mengya!! Xiaolu!! (4k)

Metz aliens...

If Subaru were here, he would definitely recognize Keiko's true form at a glance. However, this race of aliens is not a dangerous species. They are called space investigators. When Ultraman Jack was protecting Earth, there was a Metz alien who came to Earth to investigate the soil and climate.

The alien from Metz lived on Earth under the identity of "Kinzan Juro," and lived with a boy named "Sakuma Ryo," who was often bullied at school. At the same time, he used his telekinesis to sink the monster Murchi into the ground and seal it away to prevent it from causing trouble.

However, because the Metz aliens were not adapted to the polluted atmosphere of Earth, their bodies gradually weakened. If they stayed on Earth, they would only die. But he had also placed the Metz aliens' spaceship underground with his telekinesis. Now that he was too weak to summon the spaceship, he and Sakuma Ryo planned to dig out the spaceship and return to their home planet.

But in the end, because the Metz alien used his telekinesis to scare away the school bullies who were harassing Sakuma Ryo, he was shot and killed by a hostile alien policeman.

And now....

"Huh... Keiko...? Why... are you...?"

Another Metzian revealed her true form to everyone. Upon hearing Yuko's voice, this Metzian immediately covered her face. Clearly, she realized what had happened, like something she had hidden had been discovered...

"No! Listen to me!"

Keiko was trying to explain something, but there were more than just Keiko and Yuko in the park. With the appearance of the Metz alien, the children in the park immediately burst into a series of ear-piercing screams. The monster incidents that had occurred recently had still stimulated the nerves of the humans.

Upon hearing the children's screams, the surrounding adults immediately realized that something terrible had happened in the park. Except for a few who chose to flee the area immediately, everyone else instinctively rushed over and saw Keiko, whose skin was deathly pale and who did not resemble a human.

"I'm warning you, don't move! Or I'll shoot!!!"

Among the crowd that arrived at the scene was a young police officer. He frantically drew his pistol, pointed it at the girl who was only a few steps away from the crowd, pointed at the girl who was not from Earth, and shouted:

"Be...be...be...behave yourself...be...be...behave yourself!"